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Direct linkLooi, C. -K.; Lim, K. -S. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
In the Singapore primary school Mathematics curriculum, students are taught the model method that uses bar diagrams to visualize the problem structure in a given word problem. When these students progress to secondary school, they learn the algebraic way of solving word problems. Studies (e.g. Ng et al.) have shown that poor bridging of students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Intervention, Computer Software, Foreign Countries
Reed, Stephen K. – Cognition and Instruction, 2006
Previous research has shown that students construct equations for word problems in which many of the terms have no referents. Experiment 1 attempted to eliminate some of these errors by providing instruction on canceling units. The failure of this method was attributed to the cognitive overload (Sweller, 2003) imposed by adding units to the…
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Word Problems (Mathematics), Control Groups, Mathematics Instruction
